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sr-051011-3eCity of City C®UfI~I'I ^\~p®, {. Santa Monicam City Council Meeting: May 10, 2011 Agenda Item: ~J-'~ To: Mayor and City Council From: Stephanie Negriff, Director of Transit Services Subject: Resolution Authorizing Actions Related to Applications and Acceptance of Transit Security Grants Recommended Action Staff recommends that City Council: 1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application and execute agreements with the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), State Proposition 1 B for transit security equipment; and 2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute non-financially binding documents associated with these grant funds. Executive Summary City Council action is requested to adopt a resolution in support of actions necessary for the application and acceptance of state funds for transit security projects. The funds are available from State Proposition 1 B, which is managed by Cal EMA. Adoption of the attached resolution is required to support the allocation and grant to be awarded in Fiscal Year 2010-11. The grant will allow Big Blue Bus (BBB) to purchase up to 50 surveillance cameras to replace older existing surveillance cameras and add additional cameras where needed to enhance security. Discussion Funding Program and Project The attached resolution is one component required by the State Transit Security Funding Program as part of the Required Funding Plan components. The resolution must reference the grant ID number and identify the authorizing agent to execute any action necessary for each application. 1 Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus is specifically named to receive funds in the amount of $267,091 from an allocation for Fiscal Year 2010-11, as made available through the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, also referred to as Proposition 1 B bond funds. Proposition 1 B funds are allocated to transit operators by the state on an annual basis through the California Transit Assistance Fund (CTAF) fortransit security purposes and managed by Cal EMA. The funds will be used to continue the Transit Security Improvement Project by replacing security cameras that have exceeded their useful life and adding additional cameras where needed to provide coverage in support of new transit facilities on the Big Blue Bus site. Previous Council Action On February 23, 2010, City Council adopted Resolution No. 10460 (attached) granting the City Manager authorization to submit Fiscal Year 2009-10 applications for and execute agreements to further transit security projects for the Big Blue Bus Environmental Analysis Projects using state funds must comply with National Environmental Protection Act and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Security Improvements Project has no potential for causing significant environmental impacts and is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guideline section 15061(b). Financial Impacts & Budget Actions Grant funds in the amount of $267,091 are included in the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Adopted Budget in account 41642.407910. The State CTAF/Proposition 1 B grant does not require a local match. The expenditure associated with this grant is budgeted in CIP account 0410956.589000 in the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Adopted Budget. 2 require a local match. The expenditure associated with this grant is budgeted in CIP account 0410956.589000 in the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Adopted Budget. Prepared by: Melodi A. Jones, Transit Administrative Analyst roved: L~ ~~J, S hanie Negriff it ctor of Transit Services Forwarded to Council: ~?f Rod Gould City Manager Attachment 1: Resolution 2: Resolution No. 10460 (CCS) 3 City Couhcil Meeting: 02/23/10 __ _ _ _ _ _. Santa Monica, California Resolution No: io46o_ (GCS) City Council Series A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCfL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONIGA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATfON AND TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF TRANSIT SECURITY PROJECTS FOR THE BIG. BLUE BUS The City CounciP of the Gity of Santa Monica does hereby resolve as follows: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica authorizes the City Manager or his designee to submit a granf application and to execute agreements to accept financial assistance from the Califorhia Emergency Management Agency (CatEMA) through the California Transit Assistance Fuhd (CTAF), referred to as Proposition 1B bond funds, specificallyfrom FiscalYear 2009-10 Proposition 1B 8261-0002_ Sectioh 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica authorizes the City Manager or his designee to desighate the Director of Transit Services as the Authorized Agent to execute and submit non-financially binding documents related to trahsit security grant funds, including annual certifications, assurances and required performance monitoring reports in association. with granf funds available through Fiscal Year 2009-10. Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the: same shalt be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: M SNA Jf ES MO TRIE C' Attom Adopted and approved this 23`d day of February; 2010. l Pam O'Connor, Mayor.Pro Tem (,`Maria Stewart, Gity Clerk of the City of Santa Monioa, do hereby certify thatthe foregoing Resolution No. 10460 {CCS~ was duly adopted at a meeting. of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 23 day of February, 2010, by the following vote: Ayes: Council members: Bloom, Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, Shriven Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor Noes: Council members: None Abstain:. Council members: None Absent: Council members: None ATTEST: ---~ Maria M. Stewart; Cit .Clerk State. of California County of Los. Angeles City of Santa Monica I, Vernice Hankins, Staff Assistant to the City Clerk of the City of Santa. Monica, do hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution 10460 (CCS) which is on file. in the City Gterk's Department, and that I have carefully compared the same with the origihal: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed. the seal of the Gity of Santa ..Monica, this 15t`day of March, 2010, Vernice Hankins Staff Assistant IIL, Gity Clerk's Office City of Santa Monica Reference Contract No. 9368 (CCS) and Resolution No. 10575 (ccs).